The idea of moving robots or prosthetic devices not by manual control, but by mere "thinking" (i.e., the brain activity of human subjects) has fascinated researchers for the last 30 years, but it is only now that first experiments have shown the possibility to do so.

The main European free culture forum: FCForum is celebrating in Barcelona from 29th to 31th October, three days where it is estimated there will be more than 50 artists, politicians and economists from all over the world. These experts will discuss about the Internet new business models and the involvements of the recent European digital canon ruling among other matters.

Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology have succeeded in mimicking the process of bone formation in the laboratory, and in visualizing the process in great detail. The results will be published in the December edition of the scientific journal Nature Materials.

Christa Wolf, one of the former East Germany's most famous authors, won the prestigious Thomas Mann Prize for literature honoring her life's work. She was born on 18th March 1929 and she is a literary critic, novelist, and essayist.